Holder vows not to prosecute reporters for doing jobs

8:09 PM,
Jun. 6, 2013

Attorney General Eric Holder testifies Thursday on Capitol Hill.

Written by

Kevin Johnson
USA Today

Attorney General Eric Holder, under political fire for investigative tactics involving journalists in national security leak inquiries, pledged Thursday that he would "not prosecute any reporter'' for doing their job.

"First, the department's goal in investigating leak cases is to identify and prosecute government officials who jeopardize national security by violating their oaths, not to target members of the press or discourage them from carrying out their vital work,'' Holder told a Senate panel. "Second, the (Justice) department has not prosecuted, and for as long as I'm ...